DarkBlood online delivers an arcade-style side-scrolling cross between Action and MMORPG in a dark world currently in peril. Become a protector of the realm as you choose between 6 classes and 12 sub-classes. Unite against your enemies; slash, dash and destroy all those who stand in your way!

About This Game

▶18 different classes: Total 6 different classes & 12 different sub-classes(3D character customization system)

▶Main 4 Classes/ 2 classes coming soon!

▶And you can fight with more than 250 different types of monsters

▶All Backgrounds work are made 2D based. 2D based background are optimized for ‘Side Scroll’ gaming

▶Darkblood is “Controller Friendly”. A specific command system for controllers is made so that all skills for each class can be used. Furthermore, each skill can be customized and set on the keyboard via short-cut(hot key), allowing for easy play.

▶DarkBlood brings a dark fantasy and world view concept. Providing solid scenario, along with interesting quests that provides engaging play for user(s). Especially, providing an even higher level of play through quests such as Monster Trial play.

▶DarkBlood not only provides Dungeon Play and PvP, but also various life skill related entertaining tasks such as Crafting, Rides, Pet, fishing, Card collecting are provided.

▶You can also join facebook fansite to see Darkblood cartoon and news.

Short Version:It can be fun, but it's pretty clear that development for this online game ended back in 2013, meaning it has no future, and I expect this version to be shut down around the middle of 2015, or sooner. I'd suggest you not bother with the game, but if you really want to start playing, don't plan around any sort of long term investment.

Long Version:This is a game in the same online brawler RPG genre of other games such as Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO), Continent of the Ninth (C9), and Elsword, but being 2.5D shares more in common with other 2.5D games within the genre like DFO. I've been playing this game off, and on for a few years now through different publishers, in various regions. It can be fun, but also can suffer from various annoyances like excessive environmental clutter, overly flashy effects, or related, which can make it difficult to see what's going on, so you'll get hit, or killed as a result, which feels cheap. As this is a 2.5D game, with characters, and enemies that are generally tall, or even flying/floating, it can be troublesome to line up your attacks just right, especially when skills can have a small vertical AoE range. Then even though some like it, being forced to play as a completely different character from your own to complete some quests is something I've always found rather annoying. All that, and other things aside, once you get into a good grove, and you're using a class you like, playing can be pretty fun.

The real problem is that this game is evidently no longer being developed, an online game with no continued development, will be shut down, and once that happens, you can't play anymore. If I remember the dates correctly Dark Blood was shut down in Japan in May 2014, China in August 2014, and South Korea in September 2014. Considering as how those in South Korea, Japan, and maybe even China can also play this version, and as the South Korean release was already without new content for about a year when it was shut down, if there was ANY intent to further develop the game, the publisher (NEXON GT, formally known as GameHi) should have been extremely anxious to tell everyone about that from the start. Instead, they've been avoiding the issue at every turn, their silence on the matter says a lot. The longer that went on, the less willing I was to keep playing, till I eventually quit.

Considering how quickly they were releasing old content when there clearly was no new content to follow that up with, their seemingly minimal investment in the game (using Facebook, and the Steam community hub as a game website, when they have a company site to run one from, not getting proper translations done, etc), and how they completely avoid the topic of the game's future, it looks like they planned for this to be a short lived venture from the start. At this point, I doubt this release will even make it to its one year anniversary (July 22, 2015). Getting into an online game with such a dismal future is not something I can in good conscience recommend to anyone.

game has great mechanics and potential but poorly managed. Awful translations and very questionable ethics in cash shop gambling (lack of details and information communicated to probability of success/failure).

It's an ok game but EXTREMELY repedative however, the stress system completely ruins this game. Apparently you're only allowed to play this game for about an hour a day until the "Stress System" kicks you off. Would not reccomend at all.

Feels more like a browser game than a standalone game. Action-RPG in style of eastern games (lots of monsters, big numbers floating around, etc.) Sometimes too fast to notice anything. Not very hard to master, controls are keyboard (or gamepad if you prefer) centered. Graphics are not very bad but nothing special, either. Store sells cosmetic things like costumes and skins. Its an average game, in general.

Despite the complaints on the stress system, I actually like this game.

Pros: The quest successions aka storylines aren't terrible. They're actually alright,Combat is pretty self explanitory, If you co-ordinate your moves you'll do well. When you're low on, or plain run out of stress there are other things to do. Work on fishing/collecting/upgrade weapons.\Asura's dungeons do not use stress.Playable when drinking

Cons:Community in game vs the boards is rather lacking from what I've seen. However visiting on a busier channel can help if you're looking to party up.Stress system limits gameplay, especially in earlier levels. However it's FTP and they have recently increased the stress system so it's a bit betterCharacters are gender based on class, pretty irritatingStore is ridiculously expensive

On a whole? This game actually has potetial, however the player base isn't high enough to utilze what it could do (player based stores, expanded guild stuff, current parties regardless of level). It doesn't help that there are constantly leveling promotions ongoing. While that works for simple things, it does make the current max level of 50 too easy to achieve for some players. This game, I spend more time then I care to admit playing it, however I think the creators could do better. As a FTP, I'd give it a go. It is fun, however I have a feeling that it won't be around for terribly long.

First impressions give me a feel that is very similar to Final Fantasy games. The artwork and the way characters repeat the same sentence over and over again are reminescent of the Final Fantasy Tactics. You can automate fishing in this game.

Will try to complete the game at level 50 and Act 1 to 4 to add on more stuff.

PROS1. Good GraphicsThe character models are very detailed. Their movements can be narrowed down to the smallest detail such as the moving of the arms, turning around, walking up and down. Nice visual effects from the spells. NPCs are drawn with a portrait and come with nice character models. Ambient details such as eagles soaring in the air, goats and rats help to build a believeable environment. Killing a boss renders a slow motion kill just like Street Fighter. Character models are biased towards an all-male audience. [All very minor details]

2. Good Fighting SystemFighting revolves around using the QWERTY, ASDFGH keys for spells and the arrow keys for movement. Simple combos can be executed just be random button mashing.

3. Training CentreThey have a training centre in-game for you to train your PVP/PVE skills

CONS1. EmptyThere is no one playing this game. The game is structured so that you will play it solo. It's not an MMORPG. It's just a JRPG. The N key allows for dungeon matching but there is no one to match you with at the low levels.

2. Repetitive questingGameplay is centred around going to zones, then entering dungeons, then repeating them 3 times. From Normal->Special->Rare->Unique levels. You will be playing the same zone over and over again before you can move on. It is pretty boring to get stuck at Gnogue Haran for the 1st ten levels of the game.

3. Spelling errorsPrecious is spelled "Previous" by the Goblin Sorceror, so "My Previous Monster" does not sound very intimidating. This is a minor issue as you won't read much of the fluff.

4. StorylineOkay. Each class has a different story and beginning. E.g. Mage was a weak student until demons attacked her school and killed her teacher, causing her to release all her demonic energy in a single instance.. Fighter is a decendant of one of the great heroes who won a great war against the demons from 500 years ago.

This is a game I honestly had to reccomend, it is incredibly addicting, fun to play, challenging and very time consuming. The last one may not seem as a positive trait of the game to average player, but do not worry, if you are an average player that is not going for the best items etc. it shouldn't be even half as time consuming as for the more dedicated players. But well it depends on you of course.

Going further into the review, I really have to endorse the combat system, it is one of the most enjoyable combat systems I know, (not the best, but definetely the top), combat both PvM and PvP is very fast paced, action packed, skill based and full of surprieses. The more time you spend with your skills the more you will learn about them. It took me waaay to long to realise that i can control my character in midair during/after many of my attacks. For the people who dislike the combat in the game, I can only suggest one thing, try another character, maybe this is not your preffered playstyle? Classes do differ considerably when it comes to combat style and strategy you have ot use. Coming back to the PvP part, Outsider vs Outsider was probably the fastest and most skillbased fight i have ever took part in (And I spend my grand share of time in Jedi Academy and Mount and Blade, to witness what skillbased means).

Another thing I really appreciate about the game are the guild dungeons, that really provide the players with challenge, of course as you grow stronger you will eventually be able to solo the easier Asuras (as the guild dungeons are called), but this will not come easily ;)

The thing I dislike the most about the game is sadly the story telling, story telling in the game is terrible, and especially the first part of ACT 3 was immensly boring. BUT the plot as the whole is good. I am still trying to wrap my head around how can you create a good plotline with bad story telling, but well Nexon sure delivered, especially the second part of ACT4 deserves to be praised. I am really anxious to see what will happen next, the sooner ACT5 is released, the better (but not sooner than it's properly done, please.). When it comes to the world creation, one thing I praise the most, is that we get a lot of mysteries to unreveal later, for example payers knew that there is some characer named Necromancer, for a very long time, but no one had any idea if it's an important character or just some extra untill the ACT 4 was released. I would really like to explain more about this, but really do not want to spoil for the fellow lore-lovers.

There is many, many, MANY things I could also ta about and say how good they were, I also realise that the game has some other problems than bad story telling, but I would probably take months to write to a review about every aspect of this game, it is ust too rich in content for me to write such article. If you have any questions about the game, please leve them in the comments, I'll do my best to answer your questions.

P.S - This game is NOT pay 2 win, and altohugh paying player can get an adventage over normal one, there is NOTHING that can't be achived without paying, that's right even without spending a single cent on the game you can lay your hands on every single item in game. Paying players do not have better EQ, there is not way in this game to buy EQ, for real money. Cheers :)

It's a side-scrolling, mature (blood and dismembered body parts) hack-and-slash mmo game. It currently has 5 classes, each with two advanced classes. If you ever played Dungeon Fighter Online, you would be familiar with combat. Each character has a basic attack and special moves can be performed either by pressing a shortcut key or street fighter like motions, which saves mp. The current max level is 50. You can get a random pet and pvp at the arena is available once you reach level 30, though the time slot is limited. There's a stress system, which prevents you from playing all day, but it's not that bad. There are several life skills to choose, such as fishing, mining, armorsmith, weaponsmith, etc. The one major downside is it's hard to find people to play with unless you're part of an active guild.

Awesome Game! Very freindly community. However like most other F2P be careful of the nickle and diming with the ingame store items. I wasnt a fan of the "stress" system but I noticed the higher level I got the longer it took to actually reach the daily cap. Over all very fun/addictive game. I recommend giving it a solid shot.

Garbage. Little effort into the combat system, "press the x key", on top of a play time limiter on your character. Wnat your character to look better? Then get ready for some expensive microtransactions for a game that really isnt worth it. Not worth downloading even if it is free to play.

This game really illustrates the limitations of Steam Reviews. Most of the time, Steam reviews help me save a lot of time. They cut through a lot of crap and help identify issues that professional game journalists, i.e. casuals, won't talk about.

Please disregard the top rated reviewer for this game. She is upset because she has to pay too much money to dye her character's hair. Please note, this game isn't for weeaboos looking to recreate their otherkin animu personas. Character customization is quite limited. I think the stock character designs are actually pretty cool, so I don't need a thousand sliders for cheekbones. If you like to play games rather stare at a character creation screen for hours on end, this is a good game.

Now, I'll sum up the gameplay briefly because that in itself should tell you how much you'll enjoy the game.

It's a beat-em up mmo with Street Fighter-style combos and moves that you can play on an arcade stick. WAT? Yes, you can play this entire game on an arcade stick and it feels amazing!

Busting out special move combos and linking them together is so incredibly satisfying. It's fun just to jump in a level and not even progress through but just stay on an empty screen and practice all the combo links and specials that you can do just in the first few minutes of the game.

Seriously, if you have an underused arcade stick and you're looking for an mmo that's heavy on the gameplay aspect, and you really don't give a damn about superficial vanity crap, get this game!

This is not your average normal MMORPG where you tab target ,auto-attack, and smash buttons 1-9 forever.

Dark Blood is more like a fighting game like Golden Axe or Double Dragon, but in a MMORPG world.

The most awesome aspect of this is that you can create combos like other fighting games. And get 100+ hit combos on mobs if you know what your doing.

Downside at the moment is the stress system which limits the time you can play on one character, but you can use potions which you get from different quest in the game to lower the limit. This limit is reset daily and you can still play other characters, they each have their own stress bar.